Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand

Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -7 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-7
Change on year
up 95.2%
World rank
79th
of 168 countries
All-time high
307
in 2008
All-time low
-286
in 2017
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand, 1961–2019

-2000200400196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand stood at -7.

The figure is up 95.2% on the previous year and down 102.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand peaked at 307 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -286, in 2017.

Thailand ranks 79th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 -4 —
1990 0 -100.0%
1991 22 —
1992 -2 -109.1%
1993 -20 +900.0%
1994 -38 +90.0%
1995 -218 +473.7%
1996 0 -100.0%
1997 -60 —
1998 -37 -38.3%
1999 250 -775.7%
2000 -22 -108.8%
2001 1 -104.5%
2002 0 -100.0%
2003 -1 —
2004 1 -200.0%
2005 26 +2500.0%
2006 78 +200.0%
2007 83 +6.4%
2008 307 +269.9%
2009 304 -1.0%
2010 -264 -186.8%
2011 -1 -99.6%
2012 0 -100.0%
2013 -19 —
2014 -51 +168.4%
2015 -13 -74.5%
2016 -20 +53.8%
2017 -286 +1330.0%
2018 -146.5 -48.8%
2019 -7 -95.2%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's -7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -5, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +2500.0% 1 26
2017 -1330.0% -20 -286

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 9
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s -0.4 -4 0 10
1990s -10.3 -218 250 10
2000s 77.7 -22 307 10
2010s -80.75 -286 0 10

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 77 Botswana -5 compare
  2. 77 Cameroon -5 compare
  3. 80 Niger -10 compare
  4. 81 Albania -17 compare
  5. 82 Lesotho -19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Thailand was -7 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 307 in 2008.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was -286 in 2017.
How does Thailand rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Thailand ranks 79th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 102.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.